On Big Dipper Ancient Star, two figures stood facing each other on the Severed Road to Immortality.
One wore the Azure Feather Garment and bore the majestic aspect of a supreme Heavenly Venerable. Illusory immortal light streamed around him, and his aura was immeasurably vast, like an abyss, like a prison.
The other was a red-faced fat man in black robes, his face gleaming with oil. At this moment, however, clouds of worry covered his face, and his eyes held considerable distress and conflict as he looked at the first figure.
Of these two figures, the former was naturally He Mu manifesting from afar; the latter was the Netherworld Venerable, who had smuggled himself onto Big Dipper's Immortal Road.
At this moment, the Netherworld Venerable felt that the wind on the Big Dipper Road to Immortality was terribly boisterous! Perhaps it was because, deep within, his heart was wailing?
Looking at the manifested phantom of the Immeasurable Heaven Venerable, the Netherworld Venerable forced a smile uglier than a crying face. Then he spoke, answering He Mu's earlier greeting, though his voice sounded exceedingly strained.
"Greetings, Wuliang Daoist Friend. It has indeed been some time since we last met. I have missed you dearly."
At the sight of the Netherworld Venerable's red-faced, portly appearance, He Mu had already been unable to keep a hint of a smile from his face. After the Netherworld Venerable spoke, that smile involuntarily widened.
The Netherworld Venerable before him was not yet the Duan De of later ages. His cultivation was still that of a genuine Heavenly Venerable! It was truly rare to see him wear such an expression.
Now, looking at the Netherworld Venerable's miserable face, several thoughts flashed through He Mu's mind. Then he spoke with unhurried composure.
"To think you were so concerned